C-RAM defending from night mortar attack at base

RallyPoint Shared Content — Tue, 14 Jul 2015 12:50:53 -0400

Published by "GhostRyder2K7"
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"It was 22.05.2009 at 03.20am. Incoming Mortar fire, our CRAW is firing on it."

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4uQ8UjjLeZE

Night MortarAttack on Base

It was 22.05.2009 at 03.20am. Incoming Mortar fire ,our CRAW is firing on it

Response by MSG Private RallyPoint Member made Jul 14 at 2015 2:00 PM

MSG Private RallyPoint Member — Tue, 14 Jul 2015 14:00:11 -0400

must have been caught during the RARE times those things actually worked like they were supposed to.

Response by CSM Michael J. Uhlig made Jul 14 at 2015 3:27 PM

CSM Michael J. Uhlig — Tue, 14 Jul 2015 15:27:34 -0400

The systems never worked for us so we kicked their asses off our COPs and FOBs....

Response by COL Charles Williams made Jul 14 at 2015 4:50 PM

COL Charles Williams — Tue, 14 Jul 2015 16:50:21 -0400

They are awesome... but, I don't think they worked well on land. They fired nightly, at VBC during the surge, but who knows if they hit anything. They sure looked and sounded "badass." I think it was an attempt to find a solution. I don't know if the Navy's version, the Phalanx, from which C-RAM was derived in a land based from, worked better. I suspect it did, or would not have been around since 1980. Seems like Vulcan of sorts... which went the way of the SGT York Gun. I believe hitting incoming rockets and missiles is not very easy.

Response by LTC Private RallyPoint Member made Jul 14 at 2015 5:50 PM

LTC Private RallyPoint Member — Tue, 14 Jul 2015 17:50:50 -0400

The only issue I have with the C-RAM is it set outside my CHU in Baghdad 2007-2008 and they would test fore the damn thing at 0200-0300 hrs ALL THE TIME! I do not remember it destroying a single rocket or mortar round incoming. I was told the clearance to fire was heavily controlled due to the aircraft in and around the Green Zone and airfield.

Response by MSgt Jonathan Wolf made Jul 14 at 2015 6:14 PM

MSgt Jonathan Wolf — Tue, 14 Jul 2015 18:14:04 -0400

One was right across the street from us at Balad (Anaconda) in 2006. We sat on the roof and watched the monthly tests. I have video somewhere. They were very cool. We saw an AC-130 pop flares in response, which was AWESOME.

Response by SSG Scott Burk made Jul 14 at 2015 10:09 PM

SSG Scott Burk — Tue, 14 Jul 2015 22:09:13 -0400

If nothing else, I'll bet it made people piss themselves.